NAICS 424480: Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Merchant Wholesalers
Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Merchant Wholesalers is NAICS code 424480. A business is small under it with 100 employees or fewer. No federal contracts are open under this code right now.
- SBA size standard
- 100 employees or fewer
- Open contracts now
- 0
- Federal spending, FY2025
- $937,543
- Share won by small businesses
- 92%
- Small businesses registered
- 434
What NAICS 424480 covers
The Census Bureau's NAICS index lists these kinds of work under 424480:
- Berries, fresh, merchant wholesalers
- Fresh fruits, vegetables, and berries merchant wholesalers
- Fruits, fresh, merchant wholesalers
- Health foods, fresh fruits and vegetables, merchant wholesalers
- Produce, fresh, merchant wholesalers
- Salads, prepackaged, merchant wholesalers
- Vegetables, fresh, merchant wholesalers
Read the full definition, including what's excluded, on census.gov.
SBA size standard for 424480
To count as a small business for a contract assigned NAICS 424480, your business must have 100 employees or fewer. Employees are averaged over the last 24 months.
From SBA's table of size standards, effective Mar 17, 2023. Confirm it with SBA's size standards tool before you certify your size.
Who buys fresh fruit and vegetable merchant wholesalers
Agencies that awarded the most under NAICS 424480 over the last three fiscal years, per USAspending.gov:
| Agency | Obligated |
|---|---|
| Federal Prison System / Bureau of Prisons | $2.7 million |
| Department of Veterans Affairs | $152,380 |
| Smithsonian Institution | $61,850 |
| Department of the Army | $17,382 |
| Defense Logistics Agency | $-640 |
| Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service | $-744 |
| Agricultural Marketing Service | $-20,659 |
Your competition
434 businesses with active SAM.gov registrations are rated small under NAICS 424480, most of them in California (56), Florida (51), Texas (49), New York (25) and Georgia (17). Look any of them up with the free CAGE code and UEI lookup.
Small businesses winning 424480 contracts
Firms with 424480 as their primary code and the most federal contract dollars over the last three fiscal years:
- A. J. Wholesale Produce Inc., WI: $71.6 million
- Trinity Fruit Company, Inc., CA: $31.2 million
- Loffredo Gardens, Inc, IA: $29.9 million
- Ham Produce & Seafood Inc, HI: $23.6 million
- Latina Boulevard Foods LLC, NY: $17.6 million
- Farm Fresh First LLC, NY: $16.8 million
- Ruby Robinson Company, LLC, IL: $12 million
- Maine Farmers Exchange, ME: $10.3 million
Federal spending under 424480 by year
| Fiscal year | Contract obligations |
|---|---|
| FY2024 | $31,724 |
| FY2025 | $937,543 |
| FY2026 | $2 million |
| FY2027 (so far) | $0 |
Source: USAspending.gov, all contract awards with this NAICS code. Fiscal years start October 1.
Related NAICS codes
- 424410 General Line Grocery Merchant Wholesalers
- 424420 Packaged Frozen Food Merchant Wholesalers
- 424430 Dairy Product (except Dried or Canned) Merchant Wholesalers
- 424440 Poultry and Poultry Product Merchant Wholesalers
- 424450 Confectionery Merchant Wholesalers
- 424460 Fish and Seafood Merchant Wholesalers
- 424470 Meat and Meat Product Merchant Wholesalers
- 424490 Other Grocery and Related Products Merchant Wholesalers
Frequently asked questions
What is NAICS code 424480?
424480 is the 2022 NAICS code for Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Merchant Wholesalers. The Census Bureau's index lists work such as berries, fresh, merchant wholesalers, fresh fruits, vegetables, and berries merchant wholesalers, fruits, fresh, merchant wholesalers under it. Federal contracting uses the 2022 codes.
What is the SBA size standard for NAICS 424480?
100 employees or fewer. A business at or under that is small for contracts assigned this code. The current SBA table took effect Mar 17, 2023.
Are there government contracts for fresh fruit and vegetable merchant wholesalers?
None are open on SAM.gov right now, but new notices post daily. You can set up a free alert for this code.
How do I add NAICS code 424480 to my SAM.gov registration?
Update your entity registration on SAM.gov and add the code on the Goods and Services page, in the Assertions section. You can list several NAICS codes and mark one as your primary. Changes are free.
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